On this date in 2000, M.O.P.’s Billy Danze and Fame joined forces with Terror Squad’s First Woman Remy Ma, The Conglomerate common Busta Rhymes nad crew member to shine off the remix of their traditional stick-em-up hit “Ante Up” on the Loud/Relativity imprint.
Pulled from their fourth full size studio album entitled Warriorz, Billy and Fame recruited producer DR Interval for the manufacturing in addition to famed NYC DJ Funk Flex to offer an brisk intro to the tune. The infectious horns incite the observe’s hype stage, making it a membership banger in addition to a pep tune for any state of affairs the place that “brooklyn” power is demanded.
The video was shot by director extraordinaire Little X in Mattress Stuy, Brooklyn and options a number of artists and Hip Hop personalities together with Gang Starr, Lord Have Mercy, Straightforward Mo Bee, Ralph McDaniels, DJ Inexperienced Lantern, Buckshot of Black Moon, Steele of Smif-N-Wessun, Methodology Man, Afu-Ra, and Tony Contact.
Ante Up was additionally featured in a number of silver display screen classics akin to Brown Sugar, You Acquired Served and even made it on an episode of Brooklyn 9-9.
Salute to Billy, Fame, Teflon, DR, Buss-A-Bus, Remy and everybody else who was part of making this a chunk of Hip Hop historical past!